Serotiny
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Serotiny in botany simply means 'following' or 'later'.
Fire has caused minimal damage to this Banksia serrata (saw banksia) fruiting structure, but has triggered the opening of the follicles and the release of seed.
Pitch pine cones open when exposed to fire. Left: before; centre: immediately after; right: 24 hours later
Seed plant
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A seed plant or spermatophyte, also called a phanerogam or a phaenogam, is any plant that produces seeds. It is a category of embryophyte that includes most of the familiar land plants, including the
Scots Pine Kristiansand, Norway 2021 08 10
Acer pseudoplatanus Chaltenbrunnen
Drawing of Runcaria megasporangium and cupule, resembling a seed without a solid seed coat
Reconstruction of the extinct order Bennettitales